ESG / Sustainability

    ESG / Sustainability

    Shanghai Approves Regulations to Promote Green Finance Development

    By Darien Choong | 30/06/2022

    The regulations, effective on 1 July, will support the establishment of evaluation, identification and classification standards for green finance products and projects.

    ESG / Sustainability

    SFC Reviewing Market Practices to Guard Against Risk

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/06/2022

    Reviews underway cover concentration risk in OTC derivatives markets, risk management at futures brokers, and block trading practices.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ICMA Issues KPI Registry for Sustainability-Linked Bonds

    By ESG Investor | 30/06/2022

    ICMA has also updated its guidance and introduced clarifications to support growth of the sustainable bond market.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Malaysia Regulators Publish TCFD Adoption Guide for FIs

    By Editors | 30/06/2022

    All local and foreign FIs are expected to adopt the basic recommendations set out in the application guide within a recommended timeframe of 24 months.

    ESG / Sustainability

    TNFD Unveils Metrics Architecture in Second Beta Framework

    By ESG Investor | 30/06/2022

    There are due to be two further beta drafts to be launched ahead of the final framework’s planned publication in September 2023.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ESG Ratings Providers Fall Short on Transparency – ESMA

    By ESG Investor | 27/06/2022

    There are 59 ESG ratings providers active in the EU, ESMA said in a letter to the European Commission.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target

    By ESG Investor | 26/06/2022

    Stock exchanges’ listing rules are putting investors at risk, a new report from think tank Carbon Tracker finds.

    ESG / Sustainability

    Moody’s Finds ESG Risk Mitigation Delivers Higher Returns

    By ESG Investor | 25/06/2022

    Controversial events can cause lasting damage to shareholder value, analysis from Moody’s Analytics suggests.

    ESG / Sustainability

    GFANZ Consults on Net-zero Transition Planning Framework

    By Editors | 24/06/2022

    GFANZ identifies four critical approaches for financial institutions to support real-economy GHG emissions reductions.

    ESG / Sustainability

    IFRS Foundation, VRF Finalise Consolidation Arrangements

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/06/2022

    The consolidation will support the sustainability reporting work of the ISSB, which is also working to establish an MOU with GRI.

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